ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Phoenix, Arizona
employee pay;
overtime
(NOW: study committee; employee pay; overtime)
Creates a legislative study committee on state employee qualifications for overtime pay.
Under current law, all state employees in the Department of Administration (ADOA) system who are non-exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, excluding elected or appointed employees, qualify for overtime compensation. These employees, who comprise approximately 80 percent of the ADOA workforce, are eligible for overtime if they work in excess of their weekly work schedule. H.B. 2122 creates a legislative study committee to review and analyze overtime pay issues.
There is no discernible fiscal impact to the state general fund associated with H.B. 2122.
1. Establishes the Study Committee on State Employee Qualifications for Overtime Pay, consisting of three members of the Senate and three members of the House of Representatives. No more than two members from each chamber may be from the same political party.
2. Requires the Committee to review and analyze:
· Whether overtime pay should be based on time worked in excess of an employee’s daily work schedule or weekly work schedule;
· Whether ADOA has received notification of grievances regarding work schedules and overtime pay and how these grievances were resolved;
· The policies of state agencies regarding overtime pay;
· Fiscal analysis of any proposed change in the qualification for state employee overtime;
· Other issues relevant to state employee overtime pay.
3. Requires the Committee to submit a report of its findings and recommendations by November 15, 2001 to the Governor, Legislature, Secretary of State and Director of the Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records.
4. Repeals the Committee on January 1, 2002.
5. Provides for a general effective date.
FII 2/7/01 DPA/SE 7-2-1-0-0
RGO 3/8/01 W/D
APPROP 3/8/01 W/D
3rd Read 3/20/01 37-16-7-0
Prepared by Senate Staff
March 29, 2001